EU EXCISE REFORM
April 1st, 2004
by Alan OsbornA significant liberalisation of the rules for the movement of alcoholbetween EU member states have been made by the European Commission whichsays the present system is cumbersome and hard to understand. The new ruleswill have the effect of abolishing the present "indicative" limits of 10litres of spirits, 90 litres of wine and 110 litres of beer on which exciseduty has been paid in the country of purchase and which are then takenhome by the individual purchaser for his or her own use.For commercial goods, Brussels says excise duty will still be ...
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